Healthy River Catchments

The beautiful Barron River is central to the ecology that has sustained First Nations peoples for a thousand generations. Now it flows through some of the most intensively farmed land in the country cutting through the World Heritage rainforest with its delta cutting through the middle of Cairns and out to the Great Barrier Reef. Elevated chemicals are found in the water threatening people AND the environment.

• Barron River Pollution 
• Bore water in Koah  

Protecting Local Wildlife

The rich World Heritage Wet Tropics rainforests are home to Australia's greatest diversity of animals and plants. Yet there are many rare, threatened and endangered animals. Friends of the Earth FNQ works with local communities and individual members to help preserve environmental biodiversity in the Far North region.

Kuranda Paper Posts and Articles

Read articles from our monthly column in the Kuranda Paper and other articles, news, letters and media releases. We also post here local material we write from 'Chain Reaction' the Magazine of FOE Australia. 

Stop KUR-World and Residential Subdivision of Myola

Members of FOE FNQ are opposed to the proposed mega resort and satellite suburb in Myola near Kuranda. This area, zoned rural, is one of the very few habitats of the Kuranda Tree Frog and that narrow point in the Wet Tropics is crucial for Cassowary movement from north to south.

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) submission time has just ended and assessment is ongoing. if you missed putting in a submission- or want to take more action- please write to Federal environment Minister Melissa Price.

FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE Kuranda Region Webpage HERE

And follow the KUR-ALERT Facebook page

Supporting a CSG-Free NQ and Others

FoEFNQ seeks to be actively involved, supporting other non-aligned campaigns and groups in FNQ. 

FOEFNQ wants to keep NQ free of Coal Seam Gas mining and exploration activities. And we support the campaigns of Lock the Gate against gas in Queensland.

The Spirit of Kuranda

Kuranda has a unique positioning right adjacent to the Wet Tropics World Heritage area. We seek to preserve and improve the ambiance of our beautiful village. We want new infrastructure and developments to fit with OUR heritage as the Village in the Rainforest. We campaign on issues that look after the environment and ecosystems of Kuranda: the Spirit of Kuranda.

Cassowary Keystone Conservation

Roaming dogs are a danger to people, their pets, endangered cassowary and other Australian wildlife. We are losing our social rights and civil freedoms to be safe in our local environments. This campaign educates the community about irresponsible dog owners who allow dogs to harm people and wildlife. We lobby for regulation on pig hunting at the State level.

Dog owners must  be 100% responsible for their dogs actions.

Hinchinbrook Under Threat

The Qld Government has again raised the spectre of privatising and building infrastructure in the most wildest spaces which are under the ongoing active care of Aboriginal people. Helicopters, roads and paths are proposed for our own Hinchinbrook Island.